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Home My WebLink About2017/12/12 City Council Resolution 2017-143RESOLUTION NO. 2017-143 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ROHNERT PARK ENDORSING THE ROHNERT PARK SENIOR CENTER ACCESSIBILITY IMPROVEMENTS FOR SUBMITTAL OF FY 2018-2019 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT FUNDING APPLICATION WHEREAS, the Community Development Block Grant ("CDBG") program was created by the federal Housing and Community Development Acts of 1974 and 1987 to develop viable communities through the provision of decent housing, a suitable living environment and the expansion of economic opportunities, primarily for lower income persons; and WHEREAS, City of Rohnert Park staff has identified the Rohnert Park Senior Center Accessibility Improvement Project ("Project"), as an eligible project which will "benefit persons within incomes not exceeding 80% of the area median income," "prevent or eliminate blighting influences and the deterioration of property and facilities," and "increase access to quality public and private facilities and services," in accordance with Sonoma County Community Development Commission 2018-19 Funding Policies; and WHEREAS, City staff has prepared a grant application for the Fiscal Year 2018-2019 Sonoma County Community Development CDBG Program for the Project; and WHEREAS, the Sonoma County Community Development Commission ("SCCDC") as the designated local administrative body for the CDBG Program requires that a municipality submitting a CDBG program funding application must include a City/Town Council Resolution endorsing the project for which CDBG funding is being pursued. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Rohnert Park that it does hereby endorse the Rohnert Park Senior Center Accessibility Improvement Project for a FY 2018-2019 Sonoma County Community Development CDBG funding request. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Council does hereby approve the attached CDBG funding application (Exhibit A) and authorizes the City Manager or his designee to submit the application in substantially similar form and adjust the funding request based on any new information that may be submitted prior to the decision of the Sonoma County Board of Supervisors. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Council does hereby delegate authority to the City Manager to approve and execute any Funding Agreement in relation to this CDBG grant application and any amendments thereto. DULY AND REGULARLY ADOPTED this 12th day of December, 2017. CITY OF ROHNERT PARK I Jake ckenzie, Mayor ATTEST: 0 1 Caitlin Saldanha, Deputy City Clerk Attachment: Exhibit A AHANOTU:I ]' BELFORTE: CALLINAN: �i STAFFORD: ? MACKENZIE: AYES: (� ) NOES: (n ) ABSENT: ( () ) ABSTAIN: ( 4C>) (2) 2017-143 EXHIBIT A to RESOLUTION SONOMA COUNTY COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION FUNDING APPLICATION: CAPITAL PROJECTS Please review the Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA), Application Guidelines, and the FY 2018-2019 Capital Projects and Economic Development Federal Funding Policies before submitting your application. All applications must meet the eligibility criteria found in the Funding Policies and the requirements set forth in the NOFA. Part 1: Applicant Information Legal name of organization. City of Rohnert Park Organization's DUNS number: 021773106 Contact Information Authorized Representative Name, title: Darrin Jenkins (City/Town Manager, Executive Phone: (707) 588-2243 Director, or other): Email: djenkins@rpcity.org Primary point of contact: Name, title: Eydie Tacata Phone: (707) 588-2205 Email: etacata@rpcity.org Tl;is space reserved for CDC date and time stamp . — - __ - J Organization is a: ❑Non-profit organization ❑For-profit organization BLocal government ❑Community Housing Development Organization (CHDO) Organization mailing address: 130 Avram Avenue, Rohnert Park, CA 94928 Organization website: www.rpcity.org Organizational Capacity and Experience Describe applicant's record of administrative and programmatic capacity using federal, state, local, and/or private grant funds, explaining any past issues or challenges administering grant funds. The City of Rohnert Park possesses the necessary capacity to utilize federal and state grant funding, having several staff experienced in the use of CDBG funding as well as Federal transportation funding, public works contracting, and federal -aid project delivery. The City has received CDBG funding as a subrecipient to the Sonoma County Community Development Commission since 2000. In that time, the City has successfully completed 10 projects including ADA upgrades to sidewalk ramps and improvements to recreational facilities benefitting our lower-income neighborhoods. At present, the City has 3 projects in progress similarly targeting needed ADA improvements. Sonoma County Community Development Commission CDBG/HOME Capital Projects Funding Application Part 2: Project Description Brief Description of Project or Program The description provided here will be incorporated into the staff reports provided to the Community Development Committee, Technical Advisory Committee, and/or the Board of Supervisors. Descriptions MUST BE 125 words or less. It will not be edited and will be truncated at 125 words. A longer project description may be attached (see Part 6, Attachments). The Rohnert Park Senior Center ADA Improvements will remove barriers to accessibility and use within the Senior Center building, as well as access to the building from the adjacent parking lot. The project will address architectural features that leave inadequate maneuveuring space and path -of -travel within the program areas, restrooms and corridors; placement of built-in elements and fixtures that create vertical clearance issues; lack of compliant signage; and non-compliant vertical grades and surfaces on ADA ramps, parking spaces and path -of -travel from the parking lot to the facility. Part 3: Project Information Project/program name: Roline:rt Park Senior Center ADA Improvements Project Type Using Appendix A of the FY 2018-2019 Capital Projects and Economic Development Federal Funding Policies, fill in the fields below. Consolidated Plan Goal Met: CDBG/HOME eligible activity. Funding Request Estimated project budget: Amount of funding request: Funding source Property Information (as applicable) Project location (physical address or cross streets) Assessor's Parcel Number(s). Census tract(s): Is project located in a 100 -year flood plain? FEMA FIRM panel number: Non -Housing Community Development - Infrastructure systems and public faciltiies Senior Centers. Also Public Facility or improvements that remove of architectural barriers that limit accessibility $ 231,800 $122,600 *CDBG ❑HOME 6800 Hunter Drive, Rohnert Park, CA 94928 143-051-061 1513.05 ❑Yes *No 06097CO877E Is the project, or any part of it, located within the limits OlYes El No Rohnert Park of any city/town? If yes, which city/town? Which jurisdiction(s) must approve the project'] Total acreage: Current use of site: What local approvals and entitlements will be required to develop the proposed project? Page 2 of 12 City of Rohnert Park 1.47 acres Senior Center No land use approvals are needed. Building permits will be obtained prior to construction. Sonoma County Community Development Commission CDBGiHOME Capital Projects Funding Application Date entitlements and permits expected to be approved: Status of Site Control Identify the form of site control: January 2019 ®Ownership (attach copy of grant deed or deed of trust) El Lease (attach copy of lease) ❑Option agreement (attach copy of agreement) El Purchase agreement (attach copy of agreement) ❑Other; explain: Note: If funding application is for acquisition, also attach copy of current appraisal. Status of Environmental or Other Approvals Applicant must obtain certification of project's consistency with the applicable general plan, signed by an authorized representative of the jurisdiction in which the project is located (housing rehabilitation projects excluded). Status of environmental review: None at this time. NEPA Categorical Exclusion to be sought after project initiation. Status of land use, building permits, or other No land use approvals are needed. Building permits will be obtained prior to construction. approvals: Explain any land use (zoning, lot split, set back, or There are no land use constraints known at this time environmental) constraints that must be resolved prior to proceeding with the project: that would affect this project. Status of Relocation Activities In order to receive funding, projects must comply with the Sonoma County Residential Anti -Displacement and Relocation Assistance Plan. Will the project involve demolition of any structure or relocation of any persons or businesses? Explain the status of any demolition or relocation activities: Existing Improvements EXISTING COMMERCIAL IMPROVEMENTS Number of structures Year built Number of vacant structures Number of occupied structures Number of structures to be demolished Estimated cost of relocation EXISTING RESIDENTIAL IMPROVEMENTS Number of existing units Number of occupied units Number of vacant units Page 3 of 12 ❑Yes ❑• No n/a n/a SRO Studio 1 -BR 2 -BR 3 -BR j 4 -BR n/a �.._. n/a n/a O nrn "t:fv I elc-pfnen s °rt (',Db alHONIE�aP3 t;d t'i"gecis FJd"iC olg fi pp -,-,'r i :•r Number of substandard units n/a Number of units to be demolished n/a Estimated cost of relocation n/a Phasing Can project proceed if phased or if given partial funding? Explain the effect of phasing or partial funding on the project's ability to move forward. Yes. If the project receives partial funding, the project can be scaled to remove some of the proposed improvements from the planned construction project. The remaining ADA improvements can be implemented at a later time as additional funding is secured. Demonstration of Need Describe the need for the project, or program and include evidence of need (e.g., cite waiting lists for services, census data, documentation of deteriorated conditions, or other evidence). The City of Rohnert Park ADA Self -Evaluation and Transition Plan identified various access deficiencies at the Senior Center facility, including: architectural barriers resulting In inadequate maneuMiring space and path -of -travel within the program areas, restrooms and corridors; built-in elements and fixtures placed at heights creating vertical clearance Issues; lack of compliant signage; and non-compliant ADA ramtr;, Larking spaces and Bath-of•Iravel to the facility, especially vertical change of grade. The Senior Center provides meals; health and wellness programs; legal and financial services; and recreational and social opportunities for seniors. The surrounding nukihborhood Is characterized by a median household Inc erne of $29,4613, which is 50% of Rohnert Park's median household Income of $58,317. it also has a greater concentration of older senlor households, with 28% of hrxrseholds having t or more persons 65 years or oldor, compared with 200A overall in the city. The project. will Improve access to program areas at the Senior Center, making II more functional far current and future patrons. Outcomes Describe the outcomes expected to result from the project or program. This proposed project will ensure that patrons of the Senior Center are able to access the public program areas within the Senior Center, as well as outside of the building with adequate path -of -travel from the parking lot. Describe how the project will facilitate and further fair housing principles. (For more information on fair housing principles, and the Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing rule, see here: littt)s://www.11t.iduser.gov/portal/affht Li.htnil) n/a Part 4: Timeline Target Dates List anticipated target date for each of the major milestones below. (Housing projects use timeline in supplemental application instead.) Major Milestone Environmental Review Site Control Design Completion Bid Period Closes Target Completion Date September 2018 n/a December 2018 January 2019 Funds Expended September 2018 n/a January 2019 February 2019 Sonoma County Community Development Commission CDBG/HOME Capital Projects Funding Application Construction Begins February 2019 m Construction Complete May 2019 [ Notice of Completion July 2019 Part 5: Sources and Uses Housing projects use budget in supplemental application instead. Sources Source of Funds Donations Loans Grants /n Kind Total Redevelopment Bond Proceeds $109,200 $109,200 CDBG Grant $122,600 $122,600 I I _..__—__._..__. Total $122,600 $109,200 $231,800 Uses Projected Uses Land Acquisition Environmental Review Architect Engineering Project Fees Site Improvements Other: Const. Contingency Other: Project Administration Total Donations Loans Grants In Kind $17,000 $8,500 $800 $48,900 $25,500 $8,500 $109,200 Total $1,500 $17,000 $8,500 $800 $170,000 $25,500 $8,500 $231,800 Part 6: Attachments Required ❑ Project Description: Provide a description of the project that includes specific location information and geographic boundaries. It should identify the maximum anticipated scope of the entire project, and delineate the specific activities for which the applicant is requesting funding at this time. Applications for housing -related projects should instead include a Housing Project Description, described in Supplemental Application below. ❑ Project Location Map: Attach an 8 1/2"x 11" map showing the project location, clearly showing the project area in relation to surrounding communities. ❑ Authorizing Resolution: For non-profit organizations, attach a resolution from the Board of Directors authorizing the submittal of the application. ❑ City/Town Authorizing Resolution: Attach a city/town council resolution endorsing the project for those located within the seven incorporated jurisdictions or for those sponsored by one of the seven incorporated jurisdictions. ❑ General Plan Consistency: Attach a certification of consistency with the applicable jurisdiction's General Plan. ❑ IRS Letter of Determination: Non-profit organizations only must submit an IRS Letter of Determination. Non-profit organizations are not eligible for consideration unless non-profit status has been verified. Sonoma County Community Development Commission CDBG/HOME Capital Projects f=unding Application ❑ Community Housing Development Organization (CHDO) Verification: For CHDOs applying for HOME CHDO funds, submit a Sonoma County CHDO letter or plan to become an independent, fully functioning CHDO entity. ❑ Letters of Commitment: Submit letters of commitment from all other funding sources. ❑ Financial Documentation: ❑ Non-profit organizations: Attach current operating budget, the most recent completed final audit report, and IRS Form 990 for the most current tax year. If organization is not audited, attach a copy of the most recent internal financial statement that has been approved by Board of Directors. Additional financial information may be requested by CDC staff as deemed appropriate. ❑ Sonoma County departments or agencies, the cities of Cotati, Cloverdale, Healdsburg, Rohnert Park, Sebastopol, Sonoma, and the Town of Windsor are exempt from this requirement. Sonoma County Community Development Commission CDBG/HOME Capital Projects Funding Application Supplemental Application: Public Facilities or Other Infrastructure Projects Define project service area List all census block groups in service Immediate neighborhood: Census Tract 1513.01, Block 1. The Senior Center is open to all and has no defined service area. area: For sidewalk / curb cut projects Location of sidewalks (cross streets): n/a .. ............. .. Define the service area; list all Census n/a block groups in service area: Number of curb cuts (anticipated) n/a Page 7 of 12